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Skin colour, measures of socioeconomic status, and blood pressure among blacks in erie county, NY

  • L. Gleiberman
  • , E. Harburg
  • , M. R. Frone
  • , M. Russell
  • , M. L. Cooper
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

This study examined (1) the construct validity of an observational skin colour measure and (2) the interrelationships of skin colour, measures of socioeconomic status (SES), and blood pressure (BP) in a random survey of black male (n = 354) and black female (n = 641) household residents aged 18-86 in Erie County, NY. Significant associations between lighter skin colour and older age (p

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-73
Number of pages5
JournalAnnals of Human Biology
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

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